Definition of BANNER

banner

Meanings

Plural: banners

Noun

  • long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
  • a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
  • any distinctive flag
  • A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
  • The military unit under such a flag or standard.
  • A military or administrative subdivision.
  • Any large sign, especially when made of soft material or fabric.
  • A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.
  • A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
  • The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
  • A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.
  • The principal standard of a knight.
  • A type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia and Tuva, made during the Qing dynasty; at that time, Outer Mongolia and part of Xinjiang were also divided into banners.
  • One who bans something.

Adjective Satellite

  • unusually good; outstanding
    • "a banner year for the company"

Adj

  • Exceptional; very good.

Verb

  • To adorn with a banner.
  • To display as a banner headline.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English baner, from Old French baniere (Modern bannière), of Germanic origin. More at band.

Synonyms

standard, streamer

Scrabble Score: 8

banner is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
banner is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
banner is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

banner is a valid Words With Friends word